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How former military lawyer David McBride ended up in jail
Published 1 week, 2 days ago
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David McBride is a former military lawyer who shared classified defence documents with a journalist.
The material led to an ABC investigation that revealed allegations of soldiers being involved in illegal killings, even though that wasn't McBride's intention.
Now, after spending years in jail, he's been freed on parole.
What happened to him has raised questions about the plight of whistleblowers in Australia.